And I'm sure the idea of pedo sanctioned roleplaying is even harder for most Americans to wrap their heads around than legalizing drugs or prostitution … but legalizing those things has worked in other countries (by that I mean passing out clean needles and offering STD testing has lowered disease and victim rates).

In court today, Abney admitted he had regularly searched the internet during an 18-month period, seeking child pornography and using sexually suggestive terms such as "pedo," "teen," and "youngteen," the federal prosecutor said.

Plenty of complaints that because this material is non-copyrighted and doesn't (illegally) cross the line, torrent site admins should not only allow it, but even create a kind of "pedo" category to make it easier to find.

The main problem, of course, is that nobody will discuss the 'pedo' issue sensibly, for fear of sounding (to the rage-filled mobs and tabloid newspapers) as though they're defending pedos and being labelled one themselves.

The problem with the mob is that the term 'pedo' has come to mean the 20 year old squaddie who has shagged a 15 year old after meeting in a pub, perverts who have downloaded a few pictures, and the sort of scum who have raped and murdered 20 kids.